Flying out of Mumbai airport set to get costlier
NEW DELHI: The Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) has proposed levying an ad-hoc user development fee (UDF) of Rs 200 and Rs 500 for every domestic and international outbound passenger, respectively, till March 31, 2023, to tide over the Covid crisis, reports Saurabh Sinha.
It has informed the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) about a “cash shortfall for meeting operational expenses” due to extremely low levels of air traffic in pandemic times that has resulted in loss of both aeronautical and non-aero revenues. The ad-hoc levy has been sought to “ensure economic and viable operations of (the) airport”.
